MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '23 at 00:42
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$68 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 85.4 1-Core 93.7 2-Core 166 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 110 8-Core 314 24% 212 Pts	64-Core 214 13% 214 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8C95) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 526.86 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.8% Above average	Lighting 65.1 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 61.6 53% 65.1 fps	MRender 61.3 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 63.8 52% 63.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 451 Write 306 Mixed 310 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 23 102% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 105 118% 202 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 507GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 131 129 134 136 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 148 Write 137 Mixed 33 SusWrite 131 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905678-033.A00G 2x4GB 275 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	64.3% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 21.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 20.4 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 75%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) - $200

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	410x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	153x
Core i5-6400Intel $68Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	147x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	240x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	116x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	97x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	76x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	43x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	63x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	52x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	44x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $544

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16